Energy Materials
A section of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944).
Section Information
Rapidly growing global energy demands, limited reserves of fossil fuels and associated environmental concerns, the intermittent nature of renewable energy sources, the limited efficiency of existing energy conversion systems—these are the challenges that society faces today. Advanced materials are the key elements in the development of improved high-efficiency, low-cost, clean energy technologies. The section “Energy Materials” is a platform for the publication of original articles and comprehensive reviews on all aspects of fundamental science and applied research on materials used for harvesting, conversion, storage, transmission, and utilization of energy.
The topics of interest include (but are not limited to) materials for:
- Energy harvesting: piezoelectric; thermoelectric; triboelectric; magnetostrictive;
- Energy storage: batteries; supercapacitors; hydrogen technology; hydrogen storage; water splitting; steam and carbon dioxide electrolysis; phase change materials; thermal energy storage;
- Energy conversion: fuel cells; photovoltaics; nuclear; solar energy conversion; biomass, biogas, and biofuels; electrocatalysis and photocatalysis;
- Energy transmission and emission control: superconductors; high- and low-emissivity coating; thermal insulation;
- Energy-efficient technologies and devices
- Energy-related environmental aspects: CO2 capture, utilization, and conversion; recovery and recycling of energy materials.
Both simulation/modeling and experimental contributions on design, preparation, processing, characterization, and performance of materials for energy-related technologies and applications are welcome.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Advanced Battery Materials-2021 (Deadline: 20 June 2022)
- Novel Materials and Processes for Application in Nuclear Fuel Disposal (Deadline: 20 June 2022)
- Materials Challenges and Opportunities of Novel Secondary Batteries (Deadline: 20 June 2022)
- Photo/Electrochemical Properties and Applications of Inorganic Nanomaterials (Deadline: 20 June 2022)
- Development and Application of Solid Oxide Electrolytes (Deadline: 20 June 2022)
- Stability Study of Perovskite Solar Cells (Deadline: 20 June 2022)
- Papers from The II Meeting on Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage Devices (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
- Optimization and Exploration of Novel Electrode Materials for Lithium-Ion/Solid State Batteries (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
- Advanced Materials for Solid Oxide Electrochemical Cells (Deadline: 10 July 2022)
- High-Performance Perovskite Solar Cells (Deadline: 10 July 2022)
- Hydrogen Storage in Metal Hydrides and Related Materials (Deadline: 10 July 2022)
- Nanostructured Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage (Deadline: 20 July 2022)
- Advanced Materials and Modules for Thermoelectric Energy Conversion (Deadline: 20 July 2022)
- Application of Ionic Liquids to Energy (Deadline: 20 July 2022)
- Advanced Materials and Devices for Energy Harvesting (Deadline: 20 July 2022)
- Metal and Intermetallic Hydrides for Hydrogen Storage (Deadline: 20 July 2022)
- Soft and Nanostructured Materials for Energy Conversion and Sensing: Volume II (Deadline: 20 July 2022)
- Catalysts and Catalytic Processes (Deadline: 20 July 2022)
- Molten Salt Technology for High Temperature Thermal Energy Storage (Deadline: 20 July 2022)
- Novel Materials for Green Hydrogen Production, Energy Conversion, and Fuel Cell Applications (Deadline: 20 July 2022)
- Advanced Energy Storage Materials: Preparation, Characterization and Applications (Deadline: 20 July 2022)
- Recent Research on Energy Storage Materials: Properties and Applications (Deadline: 20 July 2022)
- Nanostructured Energy Devices: Advances and Discoveries in Organic and Perovskite Solar Cells and Sensors (Deadline: 20 July 2022)
- Application and Advanced Materials Processing in Environmental Wastes (Deadline: 20 July 2022)
- Advances in Protonic Ceramic Electrochemical Cells (Deadline: 20 July 2022)
- Advances in Ferroelectrics and Piezoelectric Composites (Deadline: 20 July 2022)
- Materials Design for Energy Conversion and Storage II (Deadline: 10 August 2022)
- Materials in Energy Technology (Deadline: 10 August 2022)
- Metal Oxides for Heterogeneous Catalysis (Deadline: 10 August 2022)
- Advances in Photovoltaic Materials (Deadline: 10 August 2022)
- Advances in Micro-Encapsulated Phase Change Materials for Passive and Active Thermal Energy Storage Applications (Deadline: 20 August 2022)
- Emerging Photovoltaic Materials and Solar Cells (Deadline: 20 August 2022)
- Feature Papers in Energy Materials (Deadline: 20 August 2022)
- Recovery and Treatment of Solid Waste (Deadline: 20 August 2022)
- Recent Development in Dye-Sensitized and Organic Solar Cells (Deadline: 10 September 2022)
- Functional Semiconducting Nanomaterials for Sustainable Development (Deadline: 10 September 2022)
- Advanced Electrode Materials for Batteries (Deadline: 10 September 2022)
- Frontiers in Electric Insulating Materials and Systems for Electrified Transportation and Renewable Generation (Deadline: 10 September 2022)
- Synthesis, Structure, and Spectral Properties of Perovskite Materials (Deadline: 10 September 2022)
- Nanomaterials for beyond Li-Ion Battery Chemistries (Deadline: 10 September 2022)
- New Insights into Hybrid Materials Based on Conductive Polymers and Their Use in Energy-Related Applications (Deadline: 20 September 2022)
- Recent Advances in the Sustainability of Energy- and Resource-Intensive Key Materials (Deadline: 20 September 2022)
- Energy-Related and Environmental Materials (Deadline: 20 September 2022)
- Metal Oxide-Based Supercapacitors: Progress and Prospectives (Deadline: 20 September 2022)
- New Frontiers of Energy and Optical Materials (Deadline: 10 October 2022)
- Progress on Performance Improvement of Perovskite Solar Cells and Modules (Deadline: 10 October 2022)
- Recent Progress in Electrode Materials and Electrolytes for Li-Based Battery Devices (Deadline: 10 October 2022)
- Emerging Materials and Systems for Electrochemical Energy Storage Application (Deadline: 20 October 2022)
- Advanced Functional Materials for Solid Oxide Electrochemical Cells (Deadline: 20 October 2022)
- Organic Materials for Energy: From Synthesis to Application (Deadline: 20 October 2022)
- Degradation and Evolution of Energy Materials (Deadline: 20 October 2022)
- Development and Application of High-Temperature Ceramics (Deadline: 20 October 2022)
- Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage — towards a Sustainable Future (Deadline: 20 October 2022)
- Research on Perovskite Materials and Optoelectronic Devices (Deadline: 20 October 2022)
- Advanced Energy Storage Materials for Batteries (Deadline: 20 October 2022)
- Advanced Solid Electrolytes for Solid-State Batteries (Deadline: 20 October 2022)
- Electrocatalytic Nanomaterials for Energy Conversion and Storage (Deadline: 10 November 2022)
- Recent Progresses in Thermoelectric Materials (Deadline: 10 November 2022)
- New Developments in Perovskite Solar Cells (Deadline: 10 November 2022)
- Concepts for Improvement of Hydrogen Storage Hydride Materials (Deadline: 10 November 2022)
- Energy Materials for Solar Cells: From Preparation to Applications (Deadline: 20 November 2022)
- Device Physics of Organic and Perovskite Solar Cells (Deadline: 20 November 2022)
- Neutral and Ionic Organic-Base Phase Change Materials: Design, Synthesis, Characterization, New Developments, Applications and Perspectives (Deadline: 20 November 2022)
- New Energy Storage Materials for Rechargeable Batteries (Deadline: 20 November 2022)
- Carbon Composites for High-Performance Lithium-Sulfur Batteries (Deadline: 20 November 2022)
- Advances in Electrochemical Oxygen Evolution and Photocatalytic Reaction (Deadline: 20 November 2022)
- Experimental Research and Computational Analysis of Eco- and Bio-Materials (Deadline: 20 November 2022)
- Frontiers in Perovskite Solar Cells and Energy Storage (Deadline: 20 November 2022)
- Recent Advances in Rare Earth Luminescent Materials (Deadline: 30 November 2022)
- FIB Preparation and TEM Characterization of Materials for Nuclear Industry (Deadline: 10 December 2022)
- Advances in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries Based on Multifunctional Cathodes and Electrolytes (Deadline: 10 December 2022)
- Advanced Nanotechnologies for Energy Materials (Deadline: 10 December 2022)
- Charge Transport in Perovskite Solar Cells: Materials and Mechanisms (Deadline: 10 December 2022)
- Ultra-Wide Bandgap Semiconductors and Devices (Deadline: 10 December 2022)
- Advanced and Smart Materials for Next Generation Batteries, Supercapacitors and Energy Harvesting (Deadline: 10 December 2022)
- Experiment and Calculation Simulation to Study Hydrogen-Helium Effect Mechanism in Materials (Deadline: 20 December 2022)
- Oxide Materials for Energy Applications (Deadline: 20 December 2022)
- Recent Advances and Applications of Biofuel (Deadline: 20 December 2022)
- Applications of High-Performance Electrolyte Materials in Batteries (Deadline: 20 December 2022)
- Modern Material Solutions in Hydrogen Technologies (Deadline: 20 December 2022)
- Innovation and Application of Advanced Electrochemical Materials (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Biomechanical Energy Harvesting: Materials, Methods and Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Advanced Materials for Thermal Energy Storage (Deadline: 10 January 2023)
- Smart Materials and Devices for Energy Harvesting, Volume II (Deadline: 10 January 2023)
- Manufacturing, Microstructure, and Materials Performance of Advanced Structural Materials and Nuclear Fuels (Deadline: 10 January 2023)
- Kinetic Studies and Advanced Materials for Battery Applications (Deadline: 10 January 2023)
- Advances in Flexible Wearable Energy Devices and Systems (Deadline: 10 January 2023)
- Research on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells for Energy Conversion and Storage (Deadline: 10 January 2023)
- Hybrid Nanocomposites for Wearable, Energy and Environmental Applications (Deadline: 20 January 2023)
- Advanced Materials for Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage - Volume II (Deadline: 20 January 2023)
- Semiconductor Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion (Deadline: 20 January 2023)
- Recent Advances in Electrode Materials for Energy Storage Applications (Deadline: 20 January 2023)
- Two-Dimensional and Nanostructured Materials for Electronic and Energy Applications (Deadline: 20 January 2023)
- Perovskite Materials for Oxygen Storage and Catalytic and Electrode Applications (Deadline: 20 January 2023)
- Technology and Applications of Green Energy-Based Materials (Deadline: 20 January 2023)
- Preparation and Properties of Novel Energy Storage Materials (Deadline: 10 February 2023)
- Advances in Synthesis, Properties and Application of Nanomaterials (Deadline: 10 February 2023)
- Cathode Materials for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (Deadline: 10 February 2023)
- Advance Materials for Hydrogen Storage (Deadline: 10 February 2023)
- Microstructural Evolution, Electrical Properties and Conduction Mechanism of Novel Energy Materials (Deadline: 10 February 2023)
- Development of Novel Electrode and Electrolyte Materials for Lithium and Sodium Ion Batteries (Deadline: 20 February 2023)
- Advanced Charge Storage Materials (Deadline: 20 February 2023)
- Recent Advances in Energy Storage Materials (Deadline: 20 February 2023)
- Anode and Energy Storage Mechanism of Battery (Deadline: 10 March 2023)
- Advanced Energy Materials for Solar Cells, Photocatalysis, and Optoelectronic Devices (Deadline: 20 March 2023)
- Advanced and Multifunctional Phase Change Materials (Deadline: 20 April 2023)
Topical Collection
Following topical collection within this section is currently open for submissions:
